In The Press: Achieving beyond your comfort zone
LJ, a Globetrotter participant was featured in a semiannual publication by Severn School. From building a baseball backstop to picking beans, LJ stepped out of his comfort zone and found that helping less fortunate communities gave him a sense of achievement, and a lasting desire to serve. (By clicking on the image below, you can view the full-size...
Read MoreGoing Solar: What You Probably Didn’t Know
Solar energy- you’ve heard about it. You may have even been stopped by an environmentalist saying you should support it. If you’re really cool, maybe your own house uses it. But how much do you really know about solar energy? Plants make the process of turning light into energy look easy, but producing a solar cell is far from simple. Here’s what you need to know about solar energy. The beginning: A french physicist, Antoine-César Becquerel, first observed the effects of solar power while experimenting with an electrode in an electrolyte solution. As light graced through...
Read MoreGrowing Beyond Rice and Beans
In off-the-grid Nicaraguan villages, lack of infrastructure has it’s consequences. Labeled as “food deserts,” families have little to no access to certain food essentials that most of us take for granted. Almost all of the farm land in these areas is used for subsistence farming: staple crops like corn and beans. The crop from these staples is one of the only food sources the community has. While corn and beans can fill tummies, a diet based on only a few ingredients leaves gapping holes in the nutritional intake of growing children. These holes are widened further in the...
Read MoreAna Ramirez’s Nicaraguan Experience
Our friends back at St. Andrew’s wrote an article on their trip to Nicaragua. Read the full article here. …Imagine a hill with no roads, no electricity and no running water with a few houses, most made of wood, with dirt floor and sheets for walls. Yet the material and economic scarcity was quickly forgotten by the warmth, hospitality and generosity of the families who live there. Upon arrival, all the families gathered in front of the closest house to the entrance of the community to welcome us. Moncho, the community spokesman, greeted our group by thanking us for our journey...
Read MoreSneak Peek: Honduras Scuba, Spanish, and Service Trip
Calling all 2012 Honduras travelers! We’ve just gotten back form a week in Honduras, and have a fantastic trip set up for you. Check out these pictures, and start packing your bags! July 30th can’t come soon enough. Our team made a quick trip to the Mayan city of Copán to scope out the best views for you…. …and took a tour of the nearby town where we’ll spend a week. This will be home-base while we converse with our Spanish instructors, explore the ancient temples of the Maya, and take horseback excursions into the surrounding mountains. Even today you can...
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